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Summary of Question:	Nitnam & Guru Granth Sahib
Category:	Gurdwara
Date Posted:	Tuesday, 5/28/2002 4:18 AM MDT

Dear friends,

thank you very much for your answer!
Does a Nitnam include phrases from the Guru Granth Sahib? Do some phrases from the Guru Granth Sahib make a room a Gurdwara?
Hoping that you can help me again I thank you with all my heart.
Yours sincerely,
Davide Sivero

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REPLY
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Sat Nam. The Nitnaym indeed includes bani found in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib: Japji, Shabd Hazaray, Anand Sahib, and all the verses of Rehiras (except those written by Guru Gobind Singh) are in SGGS. Said differently, all the bani in Nitnaym EXCEPT anything by Guru Gobind Singh and the Ardas is found in Siri Guru.

No, a Nitnaym does not make a Gurdwara. A Gurdwara has the full Siri Guru Granth Sahib, whether it is in 8, 4, or 1 volume(s). However, a Nitnaym is used by many Sikhs as part of a sacred space used only for prayer and meditation in one's home.

Gurfateh!
-DKK